M4.3 earthquake 5 km NNE of Bacuag, Philippines
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Bacuag, Philippines on Sat, Aug 3, 2024, 11:19 PM GMT+8 (15:19 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 3 km S of Tagcatong, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-08-03 15:19:04 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.653° N, 125.657° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 13.1 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 141°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.412 km N of Dinagat, Philippines · 777 days ago · 105 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.424 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 771 days ago · 66 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.424 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 770 days ago · 68 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.211 km ESE of San Miguel, Philippines · 763 days ago · 146 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.73 km S of Tagcatong, Philippines · 754 days ago · 72 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
- 4.536 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 730 days ago · 66 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000n8nc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC.